ReviewThe South African journal of physiotherapy2021
Six-minute walk test protocol variations in low-resource settings - A scoping review.
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- Differences in configurations of the six-minute walk test for people with Parkinson disease.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2025Article
- Determinants and reference values of the 6-min walk distance in the general population-results of the population-based STAAB cohort study.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2025Article
- Features of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
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- Pulmonary manifestations of long COVID in Johannesburg, South Africa.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Prediction of Back Disability Using Clinical, Functional, and Biomechanical Variables in Adults with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Accuracy of the 6-Minute Walk Test for Assessing Functional Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Other Chronic Cardiac Pathologies: Results of the ExIC-FEp Trial and a Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
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- Cut-off values of one-minute sit-to-stand test for determining physical performance in mild-post-COVID-19 individuals.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a validated tool, of submaximal intensity, used to objectively measure functional exercise capacity. In 2002, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) developed guidelines on standardising the implementation of the 6MWT. Despite the relative ease of conducting the 6MWT as per these guidelines, adaptations are implemented.
objectivesIdentify (1) what 6MWT adaptations to the ATS guidelines have been described in low-resource settings (LRS), (2) the purpose of the adapted 6MWT and (3) the reported argumentation for making these adaptations in relation to the specific context.
methodsFive databases were searched from inception until February 2021. Studies that adapted and conducted the 6MWT in LRS were included. Data concerning the study source, participants, 6MWT: purpose, variations, outcome and rationale were extracted.
resultsA total of 24 studies were included. The majority of studies (
conclusionThe most common reason (space constraints) for adapting the 6MWT in LRS was addressed through adaptations in course length and/or configuration. The results of this review suggest that the value of the ATS-guided 6MWT in LRS may need to be re-evaluated. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Using adapted forms of the 6MWT may lead to an underestimation of a patient's abilities, misinformed discharge and developing inappropriate exercise programmes. Additionally, diverting from ATS guidelines may affect the continuity of care.
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